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mused

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past tense of muse

as in pondered

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Last week began in a slump as investors pondered whether memory chip maker Micron would show sustained demand in its earnings report.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Plunkett, with the Norman Rockwell Museum, pondered whether Americans viewing the painting today would find a familiar feeling.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 June 2026

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But Yi has ruminated on these interconnections for more than two decades, making visible (and, sometimes, odorous) the systems around us that are microscopic, impermanent, or technologically abstract, often questioning our discomfort with them.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Shanahan ruminated on that topic in his news conference following the 49ers 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Monday.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025

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The effect of Greenspan’s artistry was to alter permanently the way the capital markets function, and to extend the Fed’s influence more deeply into the economy than Congress ever contemplated – and certainly far beyond any Constitutional remit.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Following the completion of her fifth season, Powell initially contemplated returning for a sixth year as a DCC — but ultimately decided to hang up her boots and retire.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

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Women meditated on Christ’s Passion, following its stages in prayers that drew power from their own physical suffering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Biss, who often speaks at the Memorial Day and Veterans Day events at Fountain Square, meditated this year on loss and sacrifice.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

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The fact that Siebel Newsom kept pressing women’s issues as her husband became governor, Ziering said, reflected her integrity.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The decision to merge, as Crain’s Cleveland Business explored, partly reflected concerns about domestic enrollment.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

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